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Rubbish round Madrid arena (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bullring

'madrid arena' is the definition.
(bullfighting is popular in Madrid)

'rubbish round' is the wordplay.
'rubbish' becomes 'bull' (I've seen this before).
'round' becomes 'ring' (synonyms).
'bull'+'ring'='BULLRING'

(Other definitions for bullring that I've seen before include "public arena" , "Location in Carmen" , "Enclosure for cruel sport (in Birmingham?)" , "Arena in Spain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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